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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 4 April, 1870.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23605/pages/2099 no. 23605.  p. 2099.]  8 April, 1870.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 4 April, 1870.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23605/pages/2099 no. 23605.  p. 2099.]  8 April, 1870.</ref>


Davis was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}, for services at the Cape of Good Hope, with seniority of 14 August, 1878.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24614/pages/4647 no. 24614.  p. 4647.]  16 August, 1878.</ref>
Davis was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}, for services at the Cape of Good Hope, with seniority of 14 August, 1878.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24614/pages/4647 no. 24614.  p. 4647.]  16 August, 1878.</ref>


Davis was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1887.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>
Davis was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1887.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25660/pages/6612 no. 25660.  p. 6612.]  31 December, 1886.</ref>


He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'']] on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1891)|''Royal Sovereign'']] on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Howe (1885)|''Howe'']] 19 March, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 17 March, 1898.  Issue '''35466''', col C, p. 6.</ref>
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Howe (1885)|''Howe'']] 19 March, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 17 March, 1898.  Issue '''35466''', col C, p. 6.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 March, 1901, vice [[Hugo Lewis Pearson|Pearson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27297/pages/2021 no. 27297.  p. 2021.]  22 March, 1901.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 March, 1901, vice [[Hugo Lewis Pearson|Pearson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27297/pages/2021 no. 27297.  p. 2021.]  22 March, 1901.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 8 June, 1905, vice [[John William Brackenbury|Brackenbury]],<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27804/pages/4188 no. 27804.  p. 4188.]  13 June, 1905.</ref> and, in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 26 June.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 5 November, 1908.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28193/pages/8028 no. 28193.  p. 8028.]  6 November, 1908.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 8 June, 1905, vice [[John William Brackenbury|Brackenbury]],<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27804/pages/4188 no. 27804.  p. 4188.]  13 June, 1905.</ref> and, in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 26 June.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 5 November, 1908.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28193/pages/8028 no. 28193.  p. 8028.]  6 November, 1908.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 22:05, 24 September 2012

Admiral Edward Henry Meggs Davis, C.M.G., O.B.E., J.P., Royal Navy, Retired (18 August, 1846 – 6 October, 1929) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 4 April, 1870.[1]

Davis was specially promoted to the rank of Commander, for services at the Cape of Good Hope, with seniority of 14 August, 1878.[2]

Davis was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1887.[3]

He was appointed command of the battleship Royal Sovereign on 8 June, 1897.[4]

He was appointed command of the battleship Howe 19 March, 1898.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 March, 1901, vice Pearson.[6]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 June, 1905, vice Brackenbury,[7] and, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 26 June.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 5 November, 1908.[9]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23605. p. 2099. 8 April, 1870.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24614. p. 4647. 16 August, 1878.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col C, p. 10.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 March, 1898. Issue 35466, col C, p. 6.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27297. p. 2021. 22 March, 1901.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27804. p. 4188. 13 June, 1905.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8028. 6 November, 1908.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral E. H. M. Davis" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 7 October, 1929. Issue 45327, col B, pg. 16.

Service Records


Naval Appointments

 

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